Nickerson v. City of Newark

220 N.J. Super. 284 (1987)

531 A.2d 1095

BELTON NICKERSON AND LEWIS BATTS, PLAINTIFFS,

v.

CITY OF NEWARK, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Essex County.

Decided June 15, 1987.

Katherine V. Dresdner for plaintiffs (Freeman and Bass, attorneys).

John E. Vitale, Assistant Corporation Counsel for defendant (Glenn A. Grant, Corporation Counsel, attorney)

VILLANUEVA, J.S.C.

While crossing a street the two plaintiffs were injured when hydraulic hoses on a city sanitation truck burst, causing their eyes and faces to be sprayed with liquid. They brought this action for medical expenses,…